Free Speech, but with limits: The Noreau case and the boundaries of workplace expression
Can freedom of expression be invoked to justify disrespectful remarks or the disclosure of confidential information in the workplace?
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Can freedom of expression be invoked to justify disrespectful remarks or the disclosure of confidential information in the workplace?
Peut-on invoquer la liberté d’expression pour justifier des propos irrespectueux ou la divulgation d’informations confidentielles en milieu de travail?
A workplace investigation will often start with an internal dispute between co-workers. The issue for an investigator will usually be to hear the evidence and to determine what was said or done, and to then determine whether the conduct in question was contrary to the standard of behaviour expected under an organization’s policies.